Griggs courier., 1887-06-03

court house. The building IS 10 cost
$50, 600, to built Of Sioux Falls stone
with polished jasper trimmings One
hundred and fifty cars Of stone win be-:
necessary.
SWITCH NOTES.
A musical association has been or
ganized at Lake Preston.
James Gordsell has been appointed
auditor of Moody county.
Work has begun on Sphinx county's
new court house at Red6eld.
The receipts of the Aberdeen land
office last week were $4,000.
G. +. Zimmermann, the Iroquois
bank man, contemplates building .
brick block.
jamestown will lay four miles Of
mains for its artesian well at cost Of
$25, 900.
DR.. G. l.. Laraway has left Parkston
and gone to Wakonda where he will
locate.
Philips & Hobson have a force Of
twenty-five men at work in their brick
yards at Huron.
Free delivery has been recommended
for Sioux Falls, which will be the first
Dakota city to get it.
j. 7. Pierce, Ct Mitchell. and G.
w. Hilton, of Huron, have been
granted pensions.
Beadle county's expense for the last
term of court, nineteen days in all,
amounts to $685., ,35.
The Aberdeen building ASSOCIATION
have issued a third series of stock which
is being rapidly taken.
Register Orr of Walworth county has
recorded 122 mortgages to secure lien
upon crop for seed furnished.
It is reported that the Milwaukee
company intend putting in q large
brick round house at Canton.
The farmers throughout Lincoln
county anticipate a large yield of grain
this year, as the prospects never looked
brighter.
Col. Deniels, recently appointed spec.
ial land detective, has been in Kings
bury county looking over contested
claims.
The Huron electric light company is
considering the advisability of putting
six more lights in different parts Of the
city.
LaCotah commandery of Huron will
give reception to the grand command
cry of knight templar of Dakota, in
that city June 9Th.
At.a meeting of stockholders Of the
1roquois building and loan association
last week the old board of directors were
reelected for one year.
A new addition has been plated to
Sioux Falls. 1t comprises thirty acres
of the Ledyard property, lying just
north. of the deaf mute school.
Premium lists for the territorial fair
to be held at Mitchell, September $3.50
can be had BY applying to W. F. 7.
Bushnell, of Huron, the secretary.
The Young Mems association Of
Howard have formed a syndicate for the
purchase of Rev. A. B. Cases residence,
adjoining the Congregational church
grounds.
]. L. Kreychie, M. D., of Iroquois,
received a commission from the gov.
ernor appointing him as memb Der of the
south Dakota board of pharmacy for
term of three years.
The Flandreau guards are taking re-
newed interest in militia matters, Cap
tain Churchill returned last week from
the south where he has been spending
the winter and his return was hailed
with joy by the members of the company.
An additional issue of 200 shares is
being made in the DeSmet building and
loan association. Last year has been a
successful one for all parties interested,
the stock paying net profit Of Is per
cent and gross profit of AZ per cent
Ira Hammer, one of the oldest and
best known mail agents on the Chicago
& Northwestern, between Pierre and
Tracy, has resigned to take effect
June Is. nj health assigned. w. B..
Williams, of Pierre. has the endorse.
ment of Gov. Church for the posi-
ton.
The finding of natural gas in sullJ
county recently is attracting consider
able attention from abroad, and eastern
parties are writing to Blunt with . view
Of developing the find. It is proposed
to form q company among Blunt capital.
lists and test the matter further.
Aberdeen Republican: The sugges.
ton Of the Republican that sleeping
car be run between Aberdeen and
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